Huw Turbervill

I write on cricket, football, TV etc, and am the editor of The Cricketer magazine

  • Graham Gooch memories – 1975, 1985, 1995

    1975, Australia at Edgbaston  My first full year at Essex was the summer before. I tended to play when Keith Fletcher was on Test duty. My dad insisted I needed…


  • Zimbabwe cricket returns to England

    Zimbabwe will play England in a Test match for the first time in 22 years, and few people give the tourists much of a chance. If the tourists want some…


  • Endeavour Season 7

    After last season’s happy ending, it is a shock to see tension again between Endeavour and Thursday in Oracle. Strange’s exasperation with Morse’s poor procedure is less of a surprise,…


  • Percy Chapman, colourful former England captain

    It started so well. An inspirational, talismanic captain, Percy Chapman won his first nine Tests in charge, including an emphatic, rare, series win in Australia in 1928/29.  Subsequently, however, he…


  • Simon Jones (England, Glamorgan) interview

    How did you learn to bowl fast? I played pretend Tests in my garden in Llanelli with my brothers (one twin, one a couple of years of older than me).…


  • Sir Richard Hadlee interview

    What do you make of your compatriot Brendon McCullum’s impact on the English Test team? It looks as though he has changed the attitude and approach… he has given the…


Navigation

About

Writing on the Wall is a newsletter for freelance writers seeking inspiration, advice, and support on their creative journey.

Design a site like this with WordPress.com
Get started